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Miami Herald
08-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
A ticket from Hialeah shared one of Wednesday's Florida Lottery jackpot hits
Florida Lottery players won three jackpots Wednesday, one of them shared by a ticket bought in Hialeah. A jackpot not won was Powerball, which will be up to $82 million on Saturday. A Jacksonville Beach player took the Florida Lotto's big prize. The midday Fantasy 5 jackpot was split between tickets from Fort Pierce and Sebastian. READ MORE: A ticket bought in South Florida won Monday's only Florida Lottery jackpot The Fantasy 5 evening draw numbers of 3, 9, 26, 30 and 36 were matched by tickets from Hialeah's El Globo Discount, 1901 W. 60th St., and a Jacksonville gas station. Each ticket was worth $57,818. Winning tickets from $600 to $1 million need to be redeemed at the Florida Lottery main office in Tallahassee or one of the district offices, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can make an appointment or be a walk-in. The Miami office is in Miami Lakes, 14621 Oak Ln., and can be reached at MIARC@ or 305-364-3080.
Miami Herald
07-05-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Lottery player hits the jackpot while visiting RV park in Florida. Here's where
Florida Lottery player hits the jackpot while visiting RV park in Florida. Here's where The Fantasy 5 ticket is worth $111,834.05, Florida Lottery officials say. dneal@ Someone who may have only been passing through Florida bought a jackpot-winning lottery ticket at one of the state's many RV parks, according to the Florida Lottery. That means the lucky player may not have stuck around to find out the game's results. It's a Fantasy 5 ticket and the winning numbers were 11-12-20-27-29. The evening drawing was Tuesday, May 6, and the ticket is worth $111,834.05. Yes, you read that correctly, the prize includes five cents in change. The winner bought the ticket at Camp-A-Wyle, a recreational vehicle and mobile home park in Weeki Wachee, about a 55-mile drive north from Tampa. The camp has residential and rental lots for RV enthusiasts. Winners in Florida Lottery drawings have 180 days to collect their prizes, the state says. (It's 60 days for scratch-off games.) Fantasy 5 lets players pick five numbers between 1 and 36 in hopes of matching drawings that occur twice daily. Another option is to have the game pick the numbers for you. Tickets start at $1 and the overall odds of a top prize are 1 in 376,992. Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families. If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website. MP Mark Price The Charlotte Observer Go to X Go to Facebook Email this person 704-358-5149 Mark Price is a National Reporter for McClatchy News. He joined the network of newspapers in 1991 at The Charlotte Observer, covering beats including schools, crime, immigration, LGBTQ issues, homelessness and nonprofits. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology.
